Battery Dead Problems of Kia Motor Sorento

Power steering went out. Radio turns on and off going down the road. Headlights turn off and on by themself. Battery is now dead. Car will not run. Transmission light came on all in one day. . I've had this vehicle for 4 to 5 months.

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Tl the contact owns a 2013 kia Sorento. The contact stated that the while driving the vehicle in the rain, the battery failure warning light illuminated. The vehicle loss power steering assist. The steering wheel became difficult to turn in either direction. The cause of the failures were not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000.

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Engine is severely slugged and there was no warning ever. Found out after an oil changed at 67k at jiffy lube when I took it to the ourisman kia dealer in chantilly, va. There is no warning that any of this situation was starting to happen even after a previous oil change at kia dealer at 58k miles. The dealership denied my claim with the 100k mile warranty because I don't have proof that I did all 9 oil changes. They proceeded to tell me that I need a new engine but that they are on backorder nationwide and who knows what date tbd that will become available. The repair shop I took it to piedomont in haymarket, va says they think it is something like a year before it might be available. So in the mean time no loaner was ever offered to me and no I have a unusable vehicle that I have submitted a claim for with geico. I do not have funding for a new engine and the fact that the Kia Motor company has no engine to even supply to me is completely unacceptable practice for a business. Also 1 year ago my battery just died according to the kia dealer due to a parasitic drain. That seems suspicious to me since the vehicle was only a year old and had to be replaced with one I bought at walmart. Also, the fuse for the driver seat continuously blows.

This vehicle has a parasitic drain issue that kia is aware of on this model. The issue was addressed for all lx, ex, limited, and sx of this vehicle except for the sxl. I have the sxl version and was told by kia it did not meet the VIN requirements even though it meets the born on date and has the same issues as the others. I have had my vehicle tested by a kia master tech and it does have a parasitic drain (battery dead after vehicle sits for 48 hours) from the same drivers door switch addressed in TSB ele-069. I believe that kia has overlooked the sxl models in their recalls as my vehicle is a 2014 and has only had the sa-163a update performed (also the only one listed for my VIN) and my vehicle has many of the same issues as the others have. Kia addressed the issue at hand on all the others, lx, limited, ex, and sx, with NHTSA id 10109757 and kia TSB ele-069, ele-057, and sa-163. I would like to have the sxl vehicles looked into as I believe they are not getting the required TSB's addressed properly.

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Headlights (mainly low beams) keep burning out and need be replaced about every 6 months to year and half. This time when I needed to replace the left low beam bulb, I noticed the bulb was out when I was jumping the car due to a dead battery. A day later the battery was dead again so I took it out and had it tested. The dealership said the battery was fine. Came home and tested the power to the headlights both when the car was running and completely off (all lights as well as engine). Power is running to the headlight even when the car is off and not enough that the headlight illuminates but enough to constantly drain my battery if the car sits for more than 8 hours!!!! looking at others with the same headlight issues as well as many saying wires had melted and some fires happening. This problem should be looked into further. I will update if able to when I find the cause.

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The electrical malfunction of the airbag has drained and caused the battery to go dead. Also has messed up the controls in the steering wheel.

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In the past 3-4 months I have replaced my battery twice the 1st time I had my truck about 2. 5yrs so I didn't think much of it but I had the same problem after replacing battery within 3-4 months battery would die I would get a boost after a few days same thing happen again. Electrical system seems out of wack when I use left turn signal my headlights will go off until I turn the turn signal off, also my steering wheel controls will not operate the right feature ie I would hit mute but it will not mute but act as if it is the volume down control air bag light for passenger would come on even if no one was in the seat.

Car was parked in garage over the weekend, from Friday 4pm till Monday 6am, started car Sunday night, backed out of the garage to put out the trash for Monday pickup, pulled the vehicle back in the garage and shut it off. Monday at 6am battery was dead. Nothing was left on overnight in car.

Left 2014 Sorento sxl at airport parking and flew to another city for one week. Came back to find vehicle will not start. Battery was dead. I sprained my back trying to open the SUV trunk from inside as there was no power available to release the trunk lock. Five (5) similar events have happened to me, one of them at the kia dealership and they have not been able to find the cause of the problem. In researching the web, it seems to be a common problem that kia has not resolved and many people are affected with battery drain within 3 to 5 days of leaving the car in the garage.

When shutting off the engine the cooling fan stays running. If this is not noticed it will run until the battery dies and then the vehicle will need jumped. As I was researching on the internet it looks like there are issues with relays in kia's from 2003 to 2006. This problem happens at least once a month sometimes more. This time the battery had to be disconnected to get the fan to shut off. . This is a safety issue that needs to be researched farther in regards to how often this happens. I have not taken my kia to a mechanic yet due to the fact it is very costly to track an electrical problem. This problem does not happen all the time but if you are unaware of this problem you may go to start your car and it does not run. There are a high and low fan on this kia. Both of the fans are running but the high fan is almost silent. If this problem has been going on for at least four years there should be some way to hold the manufacturer responsible. Thank you for your time. .

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Over the last 4 years I have replaced the battery 3 times. Each time, the car had been sitting for a day or 2 and when I attempted to use it, the car/battery was dead. I have seen on line that the tccu (transfer case control unit) is probably the culprit and it is almost impossible to identify because the computer will show no history of it. Evidently, on rare occasions the computer will begin running diagnostics on the tccu when the car is being shut off. The drain on the system is enough to wipe out the battery. I have contacted kia - they do not acknowledge the problem and all they want to do is run a diagnostics test which will tell them nothing and will cost me more money. The cost of a new tccu is about $1500, probably why kia has no interest in replacing it.

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